Bumper guard



Jan. 17, 1939. R. c. SANDERS BUMPER GUARD Filed OCT.. 2l, 1935 WJ@ SPA/W A TTORNEY.

l inning meinber- "pli 'lian a"bumpefrs guard. improved" means `for detzllchably` means `are `concealed by the Iriembei'r` k,

under compres, sifor'lj` assembled dto, a bumper guard.

` a bumper guard having component maybe'econo'mcally replaced. l l

1 Other objects and advantages of the invention willbe more apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view o! a"bumper havingmy improved guardsecured thereto.` r y f l Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevationalview of r the improved `guard securedto a bumper,l

l Fig. 3 is 3*-3 of Fig.

Fig. 4 is a transverse l-lof Fig.\2.

` Fig. 5 is a" transverse section takenjontheline Sf-,S of Fig. 3. l V

Referringto the` drawing, the reference charsection .taken onzthe line `acter I0 designates a bumper bar adapted'to be l 35.

positioned at either the front or rear of'a motor' vehicle and extending l transversely thereof.

Such member serves to protect the body of the vehicle against contact with` other vehicles or with objects in the pathof travelv of the vehicle. l

The bumper i 0 may be of any desiredlshape but asillustrated is of concave-convex form in cross section, the convex face ,being presented outwardly of the" vehicle. A suitable plating-is ap-` preventing feoT 'the another vehic l 1 dydue di l ity4 heights of bumpers', fthe," bumper :baisr re pro number of such guards and the position thereof on" the bumper bar may be varied at will.` Por- Prrenred Jan. 17, `19391` i l,

U Burman GJJARIL-Q` fl- ['31,] miras-*Cl*sander-rfDetroit, `Mich.,assigner to Chrysler Corporation, Highland* Park, Mich.;` af

corporationgnf Delaware fg* jf ""tlrerfzi. 1935,.s`erial 1 vo.`4,91a

" (el.` f l e v tions "or the! guard l extend, vertically beyond; the l retaining ,a5 'cushioning :member tlriefzreof,` which,

, Another-omet" f* the irri/faltan tefrrvl partswhich i plate Iliis acushonirlg member22, preferably `a vertical section taken on 4 plied to the latterV surface to, provide all .at-`

tractive flnish`.` .Asa means forprotecting this finish andas amfurtfieraidtojtheepumper upper l, and lower` :edges ofv fthe :.bul'nperfbar Wandl are adapted to receiveimpacts`=fromrobjects might `otherwise `be above or lbelowithelblimper l *'barnand. be received'by the vehicie-bodyg-` wl i The guard; I2 comprises a pressedrmetal which l has ran intermediate` Lportionlfc'oniorming generally `to the 'contour'lof the. bumper .larfillly il' Theplate Vi l` has al-central-aperture f iii adapted to` register with` anapertured 8` .iin-the bumper `il) when theguard risassembled sthereon,"1andyis also `provided, with Openingsrzn" adjacentthe' respee/.w'`

The plate '4 may-have `its` l 1- formed of a resilient material, such as rubber, and being of sumcent thickness to resiliently cushion impacts receivedthereby. The member 22 has bonded or otherwise suitably secured thereto a base member or insert 24 composed of metal, which terminates short of the ends of therubber member 22, and which is narrower than the mem-f member l gives added rigidity to the cushioning member 22v and provides means cooperating with the plate I4 for rigidly securing the cushioning `member to the latterand also for securing the `guard proper `to the. bumper bar i0. An aperf ture 26` is formed inv the base 24 approximately midway of theends thereof, and integral tongues 28, formed by striking out portions thereof. are

provided adjacent.therespectiverends. `Prior to securing the member. 22to the base 24 a bolt 30 is inserted in theaperture 26, the head thereof` uninterrupted. i

The guard is assembled, by ,inserting thiebolt` j3d through the aperturel i6 mythe plate All'fand lthe tongues 28` inserted Lhrpugh 'the registering nings`20 oifthe ,plateythe tongues being bent jin, respectively opposite `directions "on the inner l-sde'IL-.thewpiate I4. 'I'his interengagement fie"-` tweenlhe 'tongues 28 and the plate i1 serves to `bern, thus having.v its longitudinal edges overclapped thereby, as shown in Fig. 5. The basev retain the extremities ofthe cushioning member I snugly against the plate. The guardia securedto" the bumper bar in", by i the 'bolt 20' through the apertunelnlhe bumper bar and tudinal edges of the base 24 when the guard is Aassembled, the longitudinal edges of the rubber are drawn tightly against the adjacent surface a nut on the inwardly disposed end of the bolt. 1 Byhaving the rubber overlapping the longiof the plate Il. This engagement prevents entry of foreign matter, such as water which. might `'lstl'ierwia e flnd itsway between the adjacent surfaces and destroy thebond between the resilient material Iland the base.r The initial compression of the resilient material will act to take up a certain amount of play between the base 2l and the plate Il due loosening of the ses curing means. V s Because of the smooth, uninterrupted surfaceof the base 24 the molding operation by which the latter part is secured to the material 22 may be performed more economically and with better results than where parts having irregularr and interrupted surfaces are involved. This is particularly true `when the cushioning material isjsecureddirectly to the main part of the guard,

, mohasfthe plateil.` 7, v v

Impacts are,v for.' the moet part directed against` y the outergcushioning material -22 of the guard 'Y ,with the.I 1result `that replacement thereof may `be found iadvisable or.. necessary. Where such partis replaceable the structure will rprove more satisfactory from an economical standpoint than would result from a structure wherein the entire guard would have to` be vreplaced due to damage tothe cushioning material alone, as where the latter` is initially and permanently united to the main plate. i "f WhatI'f claim is: i fLIn a bumper'guardVa l openingsltherein, a cushioningv member comprisplate i having spaceelv Vand having its outer face and longitudinal edge portions concealed thereby, said intermediate member having portions thereof vdisposed in said slots andengaging said plate for securing the end ,7, portions of said cushioning member to said plate, andmeans disposed in said apertures securing the intermediate portion of said cushioning member to said plate, a portion of said means being embedded in and concealed by said rubber.

3. In a guard for a bumper, a plate having a central'aperture adapted to register with an ap.-

v erture in saidbumper and a lslot adjacent each end portion, an impact member comprising rubber adapted to b e secured to said plate, a stiil'ening member" bondedto said rubber and having an" aperture'adapted to register ,with the aperture in said'bumper and said plate, said member f having "a tongue adjacent each end thereof and disposed in a. registering slot of said plate and engaging Aa. surface of the latter, the longitudinal edges of saidmember bingJconcealed by said rubber, and means securing the guard to a bumper including a member disposed in said registering apertures and having an end portion 35 embedded in andconcealed by said rubber.

`avisos c. SANDERS. 

